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Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents (2020)

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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25716.
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60 ATU Amalgamated Transit Union BRT bus rapid transit CAWS collision avoidance warning system CSW curve speed warning DART Dallas Area Rapid Transit DMS driver monitoring system DSRC dedicated short-range communications ESC electronic stability control E-TRP Enhanced Transit Safety Retrofit Package FCW forward collision warning FLIR forward looking infrared GBT Greater Bridgeport Transit GPS global positioning system LDW lane departure warning LED light-emitting diode MVTA Minnesota Valley Transit Authority NTD National Transit Database PCW pedestrian in signalized crosswalk warning PTASP Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan RTA Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority SEPTA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority SMS safety management system SORTA Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority TAMU Texas A&M University UPT unlinked passenger trip WSTIP Washington State Transit Insurance Pool Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Transit agencies around the country are facing the challenges of reducing transit bus collisions and the injuries, fatalities, and liability expenses associated with these collisions.

The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Synthesis 145: Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents documents the current practices in the use of the various onboard technologies on transit buses to prevent incidents and accidents, with a primary objective of determining whether these technologies are effective in actual practice.

The examination shows that many transit agencies are proactively instituting a number of approaches to address these collisions, including the piloting and use of collision avoidance technologies, such as forward collision warning (FCW), emergency braking, lane departure warning (LDW), and electronic stability control (ESC).

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